2000-present
Manager, Visual Design Development—Innovative
Technology Center, University of Tennessee
Design and implement interface designs, interaction design,
and information architecture • Plan, write, and teach
graphic design principles and current graphic design software
to professors and GTAs • Plan and produce print and
Web communications to advertise Educational Technologies’ services • Co-teach
and co-write courses with designers, video and audio editors,
educational technology specialists, and programmers • Lead
ITC Development Team through intake of faculty requests •
Lead a team of designers and media producers through all
phases of project development • Manage development teams,
projects, and client contacts • Estimate interactive
media projects • Plan semesterly curriculum direction • Collaborate
on grant proposals
1998-2000
Graphic Interface Specialist—Innovative Technology
Center, UT
Design and implement interface designs and navigational structures for Web
and multimedia projects • Teach special topics courses and assist faculty
in the incorporation of technology into their teaching • Research and recommend
current software and hardware.
1997-1998
GRADUATE ASSISTANT—Innovative Technology
Center, UT
Web interface design • Teach and assist special topics courses in Adobe Photoshop and HTML language • Assist faculty in technology lab.
1996-97
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE—Graphic Design Department, UT
Taught Graphic Design II (Art 252) • Team taught Graphic Design Production (Art 356)
• Lab monitor for student Macintosh computer lab.
1995-96
Graduate Teaching Assistant—Graphic Design Department, UT
Team taught Introduction to Graphic Design I studio course (Art 251) • Assisted Professor in Intermediate Graphic Design II studio course (Art 252) • Computer Lab assistant/monitor
1992-94
Associate Art Director—Special Report Magazine
Designed features, multi-topic departments • Assigned and art directed illustrators and photographers • Trained and mentored junior staff.
1989-92
Associate Art Director—Whittle Books
Participated in the start-up and design of a new advertising-driven book publishing division for Whittle Communications • Launched two book series: The Larger Agenda Series, distributed to leading national Fortune 500 business executives and Grand Rounds Press, for doctors and health care administrators • Supervised design staff through day to day production.
1988-89
Associate Art Director—Campus Voice
Reformatted and designed Campus Voice from a bimonthly magazine to a large three poster editorial biweekly.
1987-88
Assistant Art Director—Funnnies (yes with three n’s)
Participated in the launch and design of a monthly humor publication combining cartoons, celebrity interviews and jokes into a large format entertainment poster • Assembled a stable of national contributing cartoonists.
1984-86
Assistant Art Director—Tables Magazine
Assisted in the launch of an irreverent national lifestyle magazine targeted to restaurant servers • Designed and assigned departments and features.
Summer 1984
Intern—Tables Magazine
